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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE L
Offenses Against Public Administration
ARTICLE 205
Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody
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SECTION 205.17
Absconding from temporary release in the first degree
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SECTION 205.16
Absconding from temporary release in the second degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE L, ARTICLE 205
* § 205.16 Absconding from temporary release in the second degree.

A person is guilty of absconding from temporary release in the second
degree when having been released from confinement in a correctional
institution or division for youth facility to participate in a program
of work release, he intentionally fails to return to the institution or
facility of his confinement at or before the time prescribed for his
return.

Absconding from temporary release in the second degree is a class A
misdemeanor.

* NB Expires September 1, 2025